Dr. Donald George Hariman

Dr. Donald George Hariman, 95, passed away on January 1, 2021 in Roseville, California. 

Don was born in Grand Forks on February 4, 1925, the son of George and Emma Lou (Cowger) Hariman. He attended Grand Forks Central high school, finished early and started at the University of North Dakota, where he joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After his sophomore year, when he had turned 18, he joined the US Navy, serving in California and New York during WWII. He then completed his UND degree, married Darlyne Hamilton of Niagara, ND, and earned his professional degree from the National College of Chiropractic in Chicago, IL.

Don and Darlyne settled in Grand Forks, where their children Robert, Ann, and Jean were born.

The family grew up on Riverside Drive and have fond memories from living along the Red River and enjoying Riverside Park. After many dry years, the neighborhood began to flood repeatedly; after several successful battles with the river, the house was lost in the flood of 1979. Don and Darlyne moved to the south end of the town (and higher ground), where they stayed for over 25 years. In 2014 they moved to California, where they lived close by their daughter Ann. Don and Darlyne shared a deep bond through 69 years of marriage; she passed away on April 8, 2016.

Don built a busy practice as a chiropractor. He cared for many people from up and down the Red River valley, and during the Christmas holidays the house was always filled with the wonderful cookies, cakes, and other pastries that his patients had brought for him. He also completed a degree in radiology, and subsequently became an examiner and adjunct professor at the National College and the Canadian Memorial College of Chiropractic, where he was instrumental in founding the chiropractic radiology specialty in Canada. After retiring from his regular practice in 1995, he stayed active for several years as a radiology consultant. He also served as president of the North Dakota Chiropractic Association and was elected to their Hall of Fame.

Don was active in the First Presbyterian Church of Grand Forks for many years. He served as an elder, and after the church building at 5^th and Belmont was inundated by the 1997 flood, he headed the fundraising drive for the building at 5555 South Washington. He also would help other churches in the area, preaching when there was need for a substitute minister. 

Don was not one for hobbies, but he enjoyed home repair, and his bigger projects included installing radiators, building stairs, and pouring a driveway. He was a great walker: striding to and from work or taking his beloved dog, Sam, around Riverside Park. When the snow was heavy, he would go on cross-county skis. In 1969, he bought a lake cabin on Scalp Lake, Minnesota (in the Detroit Lakes region), and that became the center of many hours of play and togetherness for three generations of the family. He had golfed occasionally before his retirement, and thereafter he enjoyed many rounds with his golfing buddies in Grand Forks and his son-in-law in California. In his 90s he traveled to Greece, his father’s native land, and found great joy in visiting his relatives there. 

He is survived by children Robert (Jane Rankin), Ann (Joseph) Vollaro, Jean Hariman (Larry Schanzenbach), eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

Memorial Service will be Friday, July 30, 2021 in First Presbyterian Church, Grand Forks.  Inurnment will be in the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium.